About the Authors

M. Drew Streib is a senior programmer specializing in Web applications for VA Linux Systems (http://www.valinux.com), the system administrator for Linux International (http://li.org), and a senior programmer for SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net). He also contributes to many open-source projects in his free time. Drew programs in several languages but now spends most of his time in PHP, C, and Perl.

When Michael Turner was ten years old, his father bought an Apple II. Since then, not even his fianceé has managed to drag him away from behind a monitor. He currently works for VA Linux Systems where his business card reads "Geek." Michael lives in Silicon Valley, California with his fianceé, his cat, a few pet reptiles, and a ...

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